3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek

Brewer's Notes: 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is the result of macerating hand-picked whole sour cherries on young lambic for at least four months, in a proportion of one kilogram of fruit per litre of lambic. The kriek lambic is then blended again with more young lambic to obtain a minimum intensity of 35% fruit, and is bottled immediately afterwards. These bottles are then stored in our cellars for at least five months so that the kriek lambic can develop into a beautiful, traditional, and refined Oude Kriek. With a pleasant tartness and organic notes of almond and cinnamon as it warms in the glass, 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek, will age perfectly but may lose some of the vibrant red colours and forest fruit aromas. This unfiltered and unpasteurised lambic is all-natural with no artificial juices, syrups, or sugars added. Traditional Lambic is living, cultural heritage rooted in the Zenne valley!

Tasting Notes

Feb. 2024: Simply fantastic. Tart, vineous, with a touch of cherry. I think that it is better than Intens Rood.

Rating = (still) 7 glasses

Aug. 2022: See Feb. 2022. I am hooked. Bottle dated 06/02/2020 which I think means 06 Feb. 2020. 

Rating = (still) 7 glasses

Feb. 2022: Wow. Tart + Sour Cherry + a titch of vinegar and je ne sais quoi. 

Rating = 7 glasses, upgraded from 6.

Oct. 2019: Oude Kriek is a great example of the style: lambic that sits atop sour cherries in oak barrels, is blended with more lambic, bottled, and referments in the bottle. Sort of gueze with a dash of tart cherry flavor. The color is dark pink. The flavor is complex: tart with hints of sugar, cherry, and other fruit flavors. Yummy. A rare find obtained by the good folks at Corks and Kegs.

Rating = 6 glasses, and may be knocking on the door for 7.

Rating = 7 glasses